Abstract
This study attempts to explicate the concept of cross-cutting exposure in the current media environment and to clarify its effects on political participation. Employing a twowave survey of data collected during the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign, the study empirically revealed that cross-cutting exposure in the social media environment comprises three subdimensions: cross-cutting scanning, cross-cutting integrating, and cross-cutting interacting. These three different experiences yield a distinctive influence on the level of political participation. Cross-cutting interacting is the only positive predictor of political participation, whereas cross-cutting scanning and integrating are not significantly associated with political participation. Implications of these results for deliberative democracy and participatory democracy are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1595-1616 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | International Journal of Communication |
Volume | 15 |
State | Published - 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:Copyright © 2021 (Jihyang Choi). Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd). Available at http://ijoc.org.
Keywords
- cross-cutting exposure
- cross-cutting interacting
- deliberative democracy
- political participation
- social media